Vob to VCD, Problems with D2v and TMPGenc (help)

[gdouglas]

I am able to create the d2v file with DVD2AVI. The problem is that when I try and import the file into the TMPGenc programme it says that it does not recognise the format. In Pinoys guide it shows the file being accepted into TMPGenc. What's the problem? Am I missing something obvious?? Is the problem with DVD2AVI
GD

[mh2360]

Make sure the have DVD2AVI.vfp in the same folder as Tmpgenc, you'll find it in the same folder as DVD2AVI.

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[redemption2k2]

Get the DVD2AVI program from the official site. The VCDHELP.com links to the program are to the official site and to some modified versions of DVD2AVI. Don't get the modified versions, go to the official site.

[gdouglas]

I got it to work, thanks guys. Does it really take 17hrs for an mpeg file to be created!!

Thanks for your help
GD

[mh2360]

It depends on your system.....

[dandydon]

What do you mean system? I'm running win2000 on a dell c600 latitude 750mhz. Would it be anything to do with the resolution?? Can this be set up on TMPGenc

[mh2360]

17 hrs does sound a lot, I'm running Windows ME, on a 800mhz Duron, it usually takes only about 7 or 8 hrs to encode a full DVD rip to VCD. Are you using any filters in Tmpgenc? or have you got something running in the background?

[dandydon]

Nothing really running in the background, could you mail me the settings you use in TMPGenc. What do you know about this CVCD on one cd format.

[mh2360]

I could have mailed you If you had submitted your address . I use Tibros templates, available from the tools section on this site (<<<--- over there), CVCD sounds good but is not guaranteed to work on every stand alone player, i'll stick to VCD just for its high compatability level.

[dandydon]

Thanks for the help. Do different templates nake that much difference?

[Vejita-sama]

The templates make a difference. For the record, you did load a templae right Here's a short break down:

1) resolution of encoded MPEG. The higher the resolution of your encoded MPEG the longer it takes to encode.

2) Resizing, if your source and MPEG are different resolutions resizing adds time.

3) Motion search, 'nuff said

4) MPEG1 encodes faster than MPEG2. NOTE: at the same resolution and bitrate, MPEG1 looks as the same as MPEG2. So you might want to make an xVCD to get 'SVCD quaility' but w/ faster encodes.

5) Any and all filters slow down encoding. As does frameserving.

6) You can run programs in the background while you encode, but encoding is VERY CPU intensive so this also slows down encoding (doesn't affect quaility thou).

7) The ecoder, CCE and Ulead are MUCH faster than TMPGenc.

CPU (ram and HD don't matter so much). I had a K6-2 500, to convert an 90min DivX file to VCD took ~18hrs. I currently have a Tbird 1.2GHZ and the same converison takes ~1.6hrs!